Watch Abigail Hope Grow

Sweet Summertime

We have had a fun summer and hope you all have too!

We got a new puppy named Isla
(pronounced eye-La). She is a Scottish Terrier.

Of course she had two patriotic outfits.

We saw fireworks. Abby wasn’t a big fan of them even with her headphones on. We will try again next year.

She loves wearing dresses and really won’t wear anything else.

Even in the sand box—she is wearing a dress.

We have a zoo membership and have been there many times this summer. Our zoo has a splash pad so some days we just go to play in the water.

I tried to get her to feed the giraffe but she wasn’t sure about it. She is very cautious by nature and prefers to sit back and watch instead of jumping in to a new activity.

We have gone to the zoo several times with her best friend, Ivy.

We went berry picking as a family one weekend which was fun. Abby loves blue berries!

We go to the library at least once a week—usually more. A few weeks ago they had princesses at the library and Abby got to meet all of her favorites!

As I said before, she is very cautious and it took her the whole event to warm up to saying hello to Anna and Elsa (from Frozen). I was so proud of her! She was afraid but keep trying because it was important to her.

This was her first attempt at talking to them. We probably went back 6 times and waited in the line to talk to them. Each time she got a little braver.

By the end she built up the courage to hug Elsa! Elsa thanked her for the warm hug and Anna announced to every one that Abby was a very brave princess! Abby was so proud of herself and keeps talking about the experience. I can already tell that it is helping her be more brave in other areas.

Abby is planning on being Elsa for Halloween and having a Frozen themed birthday party. We watch Frozen almost daily in our house.

Thank you!

Thank you to the Whites for Abby’s box of toys! I didn’t catch the beginning of her opening it but here is the end.

Forgive the topless Daddy in the background. He has shorts on, I promise.

She loved everything but the Barbies were her favorite!

Spring 2023

We have had a fun couple of months and hope everyone is doing well!

Abby loves going to the movies and we just saw The little Mermaid in 3D! She even wore her mermaid skirt to the movie.

She finished her soccer season strong in May.

This is Abby with her soccer friend, Elisa, with their metals for finishing the season.

Abby’s best friend Ivy was on her T-ball team!

Their trophies were cutouts of them in uniform. We are proudly displaying hers on our living room mantle.

In May we went strawberry picking/eating.

Abby loves to swing on the swing in our yard. She is obsessed with Elsa and the movie Frozen. She is completely done with Paw Patrol and has moved into the princess phase!

She is now in swim lessons and doing great getting used to the water.

This past weekend we went to visit Jennifer’s family. Here is Abby playing candy land with Nana.

She adores her cousin, Aria, who just turned 6 (they are about the same size and Abby actually wears a bigger shoe size. Lol)!

We also went to a water park with Nana while we were in town! Abby’s favorite thing was the lazy river (mine too)!

Here she is in her Frozen Dress! she now says she wants to be Elsa when she grows up!

Abby and Ivy (her best friend) are so sweet together! They hug and kiss hello and goodbye and would spend everyday together if they could!

Happy Easter!

We hope everyone is well and enjoying the lovely spring weather! We had a fun Spring Break and Easter. We took a trip to Columbus and checked out the zoo and other local attractions.

Abby loves to get her picture taken sitting on these statues of animals all around the park.

Abby liked seeing the manatees and giraffes the best.

And no zoo visit is complete without a couple of rides on the carousel! She is so brave and now rides without me touching her.

Abby was very excited to swim in the hotel pool!

We also took her to Disney on Ice for the first time. It was Shawn’s first time too and they both loved it! Her favorite movie right now is Frozen and she got Elsa to wave to her which was the highlight of the night!

The Easter Bunny came on Easter Morning and left her a ton of new toys and candy!

We made resurrection rolls for breakfast. You put the cinnamon sugar covered marshmallows in a crescent roll and after they bake the marshmallow is gone symbolizing Jesus’s empty tomb.

We went to church and Abby and her Dolly wore their new matching dresses. Of course Elsa had to come along too!

After church on Palm Sunday we had some friends over for lunch and an Easter egg hunt.

And they all wore matching outfits while they looked for eggs! It was so cute!

Abby has started playing soccer and Shawn and I are her coach and assistant coach.

We have also taken her to a women’s soccer game where she had cotton candy for the first time. Of course she loved it (the cotton candy . . . I’m not sure she realized we were watching a game.

Abby is also playing T-ball. Her favorite part is running the bases!

Her best friend Ivy also plays on her T-ball team. She tripped at the zoo and fell flat on her face so that is why her nose is beat up 🤕 The picture in her uniform was too cute not to share.

She is growing and is so active and happy! She is also so creative she loves making things out of old boxes and doing crafts. She continues to be an absolute joy! We can never express how grateful we are to get to be her parents!!!